Job summary
Working Full Time: 40 Hours Per Week
Division : PLANNED CARE
Job Title: Trust Doctor ( ST1/2 level or equivalent ) in Plastic Surgery
Duration: Permanent post
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Plastics Department at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, welcoming applications for Trust Doctor ST1/ST2 level to join the team
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for highly motivated team players to join our well established Plastics team on a permanent appointment.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in a 1 in 8 joint on-call rota between ENT and Plastic Surgery. Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC with a license to practice.
This post is not recognised for training purposes; however the Trust will ensure teaching to a high standard to assist the successful applicant in progressing further
Main duties of the job
In-Patients
This involves clerking routine and emergency admissions, and ensuring that appropriate investigations are carried out, attending Consultants' and Registrars' ward rounds, monitoring the progress of patients, assisting in Theatre operations, and taking an active part in Plastics. Patients to be admitted for surgery are seen for pre-operative assessment by the Junior Specialty Trainees/Trust Doctor one to two weeks before admission in dedicated clinics
Out-Patients
The post-holder is expected to attend clinics to help and for instruction.
Day-time on-call
The Junior Speciality Trainees/Trust Grade share the daytime Plastic ( non out of hours ) on-call.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current license to practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence & evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ALS, ALERTS or equivalent
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable
- Has had exposure to Plastic Surgery
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Evidence of participation in risk management and/or clinical/laboratory research
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/ pressurised situations
- Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help
- Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind
- Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
- Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly
- Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills
- Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Capacity to establish good working relations with others
- Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands and follow instructions
- Understands importance & impact of information systems
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
- Understanding of research basic research principles, methodology & ethics, with potential to contribute to research
- Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others
Desirable
- Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuo-spatial awareness
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current license to practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements, e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need
- Demonstrates appropriate technical competence & evidence of development of excellent diagnostic skills & judgement
- Validated logbook documentation of surgical exposure to date
- Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ALS, ALERTS or equivalent
- Good clinical care
- Maintaining good medical practice
- Good relationships and communication with patients
- Good working relationships with colleagues
- Good teaching and training
- Professional behaviour and probity
- Delivery of good acute clinical care
Desirable
- Has had exposure to Plastic Surgery
- Evidence of active participation in audit
- Evidence of participation in risk management and/or clinical/laboratory research
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/ pressurised situations
- Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help
- Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand
- Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind
- Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
- Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly
- Demonstrates effective judgement and decision-making skills
- Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Capacity to establish good working relations with others
- Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands and follow instructions
- Understands importance & impact of information systems
- Demonstrates understanding of the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management & evidence-based practice
- Understanding of research basic research principles, methodology & ethics, with potential to contribute to research
- Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others
Desirable
- Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye co-ordination, dexterity, visuo-spatial awareness
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
